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Chernyaev, A. S.

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Official portrait for President George H.W. Bush, 1989.

Bush, George H.W.

1924- 2018

German Reunification

Photograph of Helmut Kohl, 1982.

Kohl, Helmut

1930- 2017

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Berlin Wall

Nicolae Ceausescu, 1974

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1918- 1989

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China, 1989

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July 24, 1989	Minutes of the Meeting of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party [HSWP] CC Political Executive Committee Minutes of the meeting of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party [HSWP] CC Political Executive Committee discussing whether to hold elections in September or wait until November
August 18, 1989	Record of Conversation between Representatives of the Opposition Roundtable and Boris Stukalin, Soviet Ambassador in Budapest Record of conversation between representatives of the Opposition Roundtable and Boris Stukalin, Soviet Ambassador in Budapest involving a speech made by Viktor Orbán regarding pessimism towards the negotiations
August 20, 1989	Czechoslovak Secret Police (StB) Memorandum, 'Information Regarding the Situation in the CSSR up to 20 August 1989' Czechoslovak Secret Police (StB) Memorandum, “Information Regarding the Situation in the CSSR up to 20 August 1989”, including the protest marches, international media attention and the intention of protestors to arrive from Poland and Hungary resulting in heightened precautions at borders
September 3, 1989	Record of a Meeting in Berlin between Hermann Axe and Raul Castro Ruz Record of a meeting in Berlin on 3 September 1989 between Hermann Axen, member of the Politburo and Secretary of the SED, and Cuban politician Raul Castro. Also present were Cuban politicians Juan Almeida Bosque, Vilma Espin and Carlos Aldana. Topics include US involvement in Panama and its effect on Latin America, internal problems with the Cuban government and acknowledgment that socialist governments in Eastern Europe were changing.
October 5, 1989	Excerpt From the Diary of Anatoly Chernyaev Excerpt from the diary of Anatoly Chernyaev discussing Gorbachev’s upcoming visit to the GDR to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and Chernyaev’s comments on the collapse of the socialist system
October 9, 1989	Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding protests in East Berlin on the anniversary of the GDR calling for following the model of the Soviet Union and liberalizing
October 11, 1989	Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the protests, concern on the part of the intelligentsia regarding the lack of dialogue with the population, and concern on the part of the SED about possible strikes